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Pronunciation lesson 7: -s endings: s, z or iz · Set 636 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Listen to the sound before -s): After a quiet sound (p, t, k, f): say s — cats, books, cups. After a voiced sound (b, g, l, m, n, r, v or a vowel): say z — dogs, pens, trees. After s, z, sh, ch or j sounds: add an extra beat iz — buses, watches, pages.

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  1. 1.Listen: how does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. 2.Listen: how does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  3. 3.How does the -s ending of “chips” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  4. 4.Listen: how does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  5. 5.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “helps”? (a) eyes (b) songs (c) sits
  6. 6.How does the -s ending of “coats” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  7. 7.Listen: how does the -s ending of “pages” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. 8.Listen: how does the -s ending of “sits” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  9. 9.How does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  10. 10.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cups” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  11. 11.Listen: how does the -s ending of “judges” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  12. 12.Listen: how does the -s ending of “trees” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  13. 13.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “prizes”? (a) sits (b) birds (c) glasses
  14. 14.Listen: how does the -s ending of “laughs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  15. 15.How does the -s ending of “knows” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  16. 16.How does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  17. 17.How does the -s ending of “eyes” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  18. 18.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “laughs”? (a) boys (b) roofs (c) pens
  19. 19.How does the -s ending of “roses” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  20. 20.Listen: how does the -s ending of “plates” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  21. 21.How does the -s ending of “helps” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  22. 22.How does the -s ending of “lakes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  23. 23.Listen: how does the -s ending of “walks” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  24. 24.How does the -s ending of “bags” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  25. 25.How does the -s ending of “prizes” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  26. 26.How does the -s ending of “bridges” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound
  27. 27.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “boxes”? (a) laughs (b) dogs (c) faces
  28. 28.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “races”? (a) washes (b) plays (c) maps
  29. 29.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “lakes”? (a) plays (b) cups (c) changes
  30. 30.How does the -s ending of “books” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  31. 31.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “sits”? (a) pages (b) knows (c) lakes
  32. 32.Listen: how does the -s ending of “cats” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “s” sound (c) “z” sound
  33. 33.Listen: how does the -s ending of “runs” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “z” sound
  34. 34.How does the -s ending of “dogs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  35. 35.Which word ends with the same -s sound as “wishes”? (a) boys (b) knows (c) roses
  36. 36.How does the -s ending of “races” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “iz” (an extra beat) (c) “s” sound
  37. 37.Listen: how does the -s ending of “wishes” sound? (a) “s” sound (b) “z” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. 38.How does the -s ending of “roofs” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  39. 39.How does the -s ending of “shops” sound? (a) “z” sound (b) “s” sound (c) “iz” (an extra beat)
  40. 40.How does the -s ending of “buses” sound? (a) “iz” (an extra beat) (b) “z” sound (c) “s” sound

Answer key

  1. “iz” (an extra beat)
  2. “iz” (an extra beat)
  3. “s” sound
  4. “z” sound
  5. sits
  6. “s” sound
  7. “iz” (an extra beat)
  8. “s” sound
  9. “s” sound
  10. “s” sound
  11. “iz” (an extra beat)
  12. “z” sound
  13. glasses
  14. “s” sound
  15. “z” sound
  16. “s” sound
  17. “z” sound
  18. roofs
  19. “iz” (an extra beat)
  20. “s” sound
  21. “s” sound
  22. “s” sound
  23. “s” sound
  24. “z” sound
  25. “iz” (an extra beat)
  26. “iz” (an extra beat)
  27. faces
  28. washes
  29. cups
  30. “s” sound
  31. lakes
  32. “s” sound
  33. “z” sound
  34. “z” sound
  35. roses
  36. “iz” (an extra beat)
  37. “iz” (an extra beat)
  38. “s” sound
  39. “s” sound
  40. “iz” (an extra beat)

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